A general model of the public goods dilemma

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1245-1250

  Frank, S A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Group selection; Kin selection; Microbial life history; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GROUP SELECTION; KIN SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954043678     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01986.x     Document Type: Article

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